Truck with equipment for Obama bus tour stolen in Virginia

Associated PressPresident Barack Obama stops to visit with people on the side of the road in Brodnex, Va, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. Obama is on a three-day bus tour promoting the American Jobs Act.

HENRICO, Va. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the theft of a truck containing presidential seals, podiums and sound equipment for President Barack Obama's bus tour of Virginia and North Carolina.

Richmond station WWBT-TV reports that the truck was parked at a hotel in the Richmond area when it was stolen Monday. The truck was recovered in the parking lot of another hotel near the Richmond International Airport.

The Defense Information System Agency said Tuesday in a statement that a government vehicle was stolen and then recovered. The theft is being investigated in coordination with law enforcement agencies.

It's unclear whether the equipment was recovered.

The federal agency says the vehicle didn't contain any classified or sensitive information.